| Introduction to the Course | + |
| Lesson 1 |
Course Information |
| Lesson 2 |
Changing Your Password |
| Lesson 3 |
Asking Questions/Getting Feedback |
| Lesson 4 |
How to Use This Course |
| Introduction to Tugging | + |
| Lesson 1 |
Why do I tug with my dog? |
| Lesson 2 |
The Most Important Thing |
| Lesson 3 |
Tugging Demonstration |
| Lesson 4 |
Choosing a Tug Toy |
| Lesson 5 |
What About Food Toys? |
| Lesson 6 |
At What Age Should You Start Tug Training? |
| Lesson 7 |
Teething and Tugging |
| Lesson 8 |
Tugging and Other Dog Sports |
| The Chase | + |
| Lesson 1 |
How to Entice Your Dog to Chase the Toy |
| Lesson 2 |
Demonstration of Good Chasing |
| Lesson 3 |
Restrained Recall to Toy on a Line (Beginner) |
| Lesson 4 |
Restrained Recall to Toy in Hand (Advanced) |
| The Bite | + |
| Lesson 1 |
How to Present Toys and Avoid Getting Bitten |
| Lesson 2 |
How to Tug with Toys on a Line |
| Lesson 3 |
How to Tug with Medium Length Fleece Toys |
| Lesson 4 |
How to Tug with Dog on Leash |
| Lesson 5 |
How to Present the Hol-ee Roller |
| Lesson 6 |
How to Avoid Further Injury if Your Dog Accidentally Bites You |
| The Fight | + |
| Lesson 1 |
Watch for the Weight Shift |
| Lesson 2 |
Protect Your Back |
| Lesson 3 |
Additional Resource: How to Lift Heavy Weight Safely |
| Lesson 4 |
Protect Your Neck |
| Lesson 5 |
Tugging With a Toy While on a Leash |
| The Release | + |
| Lesson 1 |
When to Add the Release |
| Lesson 2 |
How to Get the Toy Back Before You Add a Release Cue |
| Lesson 3 |
Teaching the Release |
| Lesson 4 |
Building Duration into the Release |
| The Retrieve | + |
| Lesson 1 |
Demonstration of the Retrieve |
| Lesson 2 |
Try This Quick Fix First |
| Lesson 3 |
How to Mark When Teaching the Retrieve |
| Lesson 4 |
Example of Traditional Retrieve Training |
| Lesson 5 |
Case Study: Problem Golden Retriever |
| Lesson 6 |
Case Study: Using Opposition Reflex |
| Lesson 7 |
Case Study: Success with the Dog |
| Lesson 8 |
Case Study: Transitioning to Thrown Toy |
| Lesson 9 |
Case Study: Adding an Obstacle to the Retrieve |
| Lesson 10 |
Retrieve to Hand or Drop at Feet |
| Lesson 11 |
Transitioning to a "Dead" Toy |
| Lesson 12 |
Ellie's First Retrieve |
| Lesson 13 |
Retrieving with the Holee Roller |
| Tugging and Retrieve Games | + |
| Lesson 1 |
Games Introduction |
| Lesson 2 |
Enticement |
| Lesson 3 |
Front Wheel Drive |
| Lesson 4 |
Muzzle Grab (Improving Grip) |
| Lesson 5 |
Mommy (or Daddy) Jungle Gym |
| Lesson 6 |
You're So Strong |
| Lesson 7 |
Push-Pull |
| Lesson 8 |
Multi Toy Game |
| Using Food to Teach Tugging | + |
| Lesson 1 |
Dinner Bowl Protocol for Food-Only Dogs |
| Lesson 2 |
Tugging as a Trick |
| Lesson 3 |
Tugging as Part of a Behavior Chain |
| Special Topics | - |
| Lesson 1 |
Tugging with sensitive dogs |
| Lesson 2 |
Transitioning from Fun Toys to Functional Toys (or Leash Tugging) |
| Lesson 3 |
Leash Tugging Demo with a Small Dog |
| Lesson 4 |
Establishing a default behavior (eye contact) |
| Lesson 5 |
Tugging for Competition |
| Lesson 6 |
Tugging for Training |
| Lesson 7 |
Should I Hide the Toy? |
| Lesson 8 |
How to Transport Your Dog Between Sequences |
| Lesson 9 |
Adding distractions |
| Lesson 10 |
If Your Dog Tugs at Home But Not at Trials |
| Lesson 11 |
Tugging on Both Sides of the Ring Gate |
| Lesson 12 |
How to Tug in Small Spaces at Trials |
| Lesson 13 |
Use Your Voice: Praise vs Mark on Long Line |
| Lesson 14 |
Distractions and Toy Selection in New Locations |
| Lesson 15 |
Helping Your Novice Dog with Your Veteran Dog |
| Q & A Sessions | + |
| Lesson 1 |
May 2020 Q & A |
| Lesson 2 |
July 2020 Q&A |
| Lesson 3 |
October 2020 Q&A |
| Lesson 4 |
February 2021 Q&A |
| Lesson 5 |
April 2021 Q&A |
| Resources and Feedback | + |
| Lesson 1 |
Make a Suggestion |
| Lesson 2 |
Testimonial |
Stupid question — by “long line” you mean toy (furry thing, Holey Roller) on rope or line, right?
Yes – exactly. Sometimes we’ll just hook a leash onto the toy (using the handle – we keep the metal clasp in our hand), or just a length of nylon rope.